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Population of the 20 Largest U.S. Cities, 1900–2005

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RankPlacePopulationPlacePopulationPlacePopulation
1.New York, N.Y.3,437,202New York, N.Y.5,620,048New York, N.Y.7,454,995
2.Chicago, Ill.1,698,575Chicago, Ill.2,701,705Chicago, Ill.3,396,808
3.Philadelphia, Pa.1,293,697Philadelphia, Pa.1,823,779Philadelphia, Pa.1,931,334
4.St. Louis, Mo.575,238Detroit, Mich.993,078Detroit, Mich.1,623,452
5.Boston, Mass.560,892Cleveland, Ohio796,841Los Angeles, Calif.1,504,277
6.Baltimore, Md.508,957St. Louis, Mo.772,897Cleveland, Ohio878,336
7.Cleveland, Ohio381,768Boston, Mass.748,060Baltimore, Md.859,100
8.Buffalo, N.Y.352,387Baltimore, Md.733,826St. Louis, Mo.816,048
9.San Francisco, Calif.342,782Pittsburgh, Pa.588,343Boston, Mass.770,816
10.Cincinnati, Ohio325,902Los Angeles, Calif.576,673Pittsburgh, Pa.671,659
11.Pittsburgh, Pa.321,616Buffalo, N.Y.506,775Washington, DC663,091
12.New Orleans, La.287,104San Francisco, Calif.506,676San Francisco, Calif.634,536
13.Detroit, Mich.285,704Milwaukee, Wis.457,147Milwaukee, Wis.587,472
14.Milwaukee, Wis.285,315Washington, DC437,571Buffalo, N.Y.575,901
15.Washington, DC278,718Newark, N.J.414,524New Orleans, La.494,537
16.Newark, N.J.246,070Cincinnati, Ohio401,247Minneapolis, Minn.492,370
17.Jersey City, N.J.206,433New Orleans, La.387,219Cincinnati, Ohio455,610
18.Louisville, Ky.204,731Minneapolis, Minn.380,582Newark, N.J.429,760
19.Minneapolis, Minn.202,718Kansas City, Mo.324,410Kansas City, Mo.399,178
20.Providence, R.I.175,597Seattle, Wash.315,312Indianapolis, Ind.386,972
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RankPlacePopulationPlacePopulationPlacePopulation
1.New York, N.Y.7,781,984New York, N.Y.7,071,639New York, N.Y.8,143,197
2.Chicago, Ill.3,550,404Chicago, Ill.3,005,072Los Angeles, Calif.3,844,829
3.Los Angeles, Calif.2,479,015Los Angeles, Calif.2,966,850Chicago, Ill.2,842,518
4.Philadelphia, Pa.2,002,512Philadelphia, Pa.1,688,210Houston, Tex.2,016,582
5.Detroit, Mich.1,670,144Houston, Tex,1,595,138Philadelphia, Pa.1,463,281
6.Baltimore, Md.939,024Detroit, Mich.1,203,339Phoenix, Ariz.1,461,575
7.Houston, Tex.938,219Dallas, Tex.904,078San Antonio, Tex.1,256,509
8.Cleveland, Ohio876,050San Diego, Calif.875,538San Diego, Calif.1,255,540
9.Washington, DC763,956Phoenix, Ariz.789,704Dallas, Tex.1,213,825
10.St. Louis, Mo.750,026Baltimore, Md.786,775San Jose, Calif.912,332
11.Milwaukee, Wis.741,324San Antonio, Tex.785,880Detroit, Mich.886,671
12.San Francisco, Calif.740,316Indianapolis, Ind.700,807Indianapolis, Ind.784,118
13.Boston, Mass.697,197San Francisco, Calif.678,974Jacksonville, Fla.782,623
14.Dallas, Tex.679,684Memphis, Tenn.646,356San Francisco, Calif.739,426
15.New Orleans, La.627,525Washington, DC638,333Columbus, Ohio730,657
16.Pittsburgh, Pa.604,332Milwaukee, Wis.636,212Austin, Tex.690,252
17.San Antonio, Tex.587,718San Jose, Calif.629,442Memphis, Tenn.672,277
18.San Diego, Calif.573,224Cleveland, Ohio573,822Baltimore, Md.635,815
19.Seattle, Wash.557,087Columbus, Ohio564,871Fort Worth, Tex.624,067
20.Buffalo, N.Y.532,759Boston, Mass.562,994Charlotte, N.C.610,949
1. Populations for 1900–1980 are Census figures. 2005 figures are population estimates.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. For 2000 Census figures, see Top 50 Cities in the U.S. by Population and Rank, 1990, 2000, and 2005.

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